Multi-year Grants
Garfield Weston Foundation
About the Garfield Weston Foundation The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family-founded grant-making trust which has been supporting charities across the UK for over 60 years. From small local community groups to large national institutions, the Trustees’ aim is to support organisations that have effective solutions to helping those most in need.
Multi-year Grants ■ grants available over two or three years ■ apply online (if total request is under £100,000)
Multi-year requests Our Trustees are happy to consider a multi-year request of up to three years and will want to see your anticipated expenditure, income and funding sources for each of the years your request relates to. It is important to note that if you are applying for a multi-year grant through our Regular Grants programme, your total request must be under £100,000. (Our Regular Grants programme (i.e. applications for funds below £100,000) is open for applications all year round and our Trustees review them carefully on an ongoing basis.)
Plan B We understand that raising funds is hard work, especially in the current financial climate, so we ask that you answer the following questions: ■ What will happen if the full cost of the project cannot be raised? ■ Will the work go ahead but on a reduced level? ■ Will your organisation phase the work? It will strengthen your proposal if our Trustees can see you have thought about alternative options, even though ‘Plan A’ is your preference!
What we support Eligible organisations working in the following areas: ■ Arts ■ Community ■ Education ■ Environment ■ Faith ■ Health ■ Museums & Heritage ■ Welfare ■ Youth
Types of funding available ■ Capital – tangible ‘stuff’ i.e. a building project, repairs, equipment, etc. ■ Revenue/core costs – an unrestricted grant towards your organisation’s total running costs ■ Project costs – specific activities that have a start and end date
Who we support ■ registered charities ■ Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) ■ organisations deemed exempt or excepted from charity registration ■ Housing Associations that appear on the government’s List of Registered Providers
Who and what we fund The Foundation accepts applications from organisations working in the broad areas of Arts, Community, Education, Environment, Faith, Health, Museums & Heritage, Welfare and Youth. We don’t restrict grant expenditure by category as our Trustees want to be flexible and fund the most compelling projects. Don’t worry if your charity could fall into more than one category as it has no bearing on how likely your application is to be successful. You do not need to have applied for, or received, a grant from the Foundation in the past, and you don’t need to know anyone or be ‘invited’ to apply. If you are eligible, we’d like to hear from you! Please remember those in receipt of a current grant or who have received a decline decision in the last 12 months are not eligible to apply.
We are only able to support organisations that are one of the following: ■ UK registered charities ■ Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) ■ deemed exempt and excepted under Charity Commission guidance ■ Housing Associations that appear on the government’s List of Registered Providers Organisations must be based and deliver their work in the UK to be eligible. If you do not fall into one of these categories, unfortunately you are ineligible for funding by the Foundation.
What we don’t fund We follow the Charity Commission register of charities for organisations that are registered, excepted or exempt. There are therefore some entities that we are not able to support: ■ individuals ■ Community Interest Companies (CICs) ■ social enterprises ■ organisations applying for work that does not deliver a direct benefit in the UK, even if the organisation is registered with the Charity Commission ■ animal welfare charities ■ charities that spend the majority of their income outside the UK ■ local authorities and councils Organisations with unrestricted reserves (available cash and investments) covering more than 12 months’ expenditure are unlikely to receive a grant unless they can make an exceptionally convincing case that they are in financial need.